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THE
LUMBERJACK
Thursday, September 22,1988 F ea tu r e Page B1
Student makes ‘Discovery’ By W endy L udew ig
The Lumberjack
An im portant national evenl will occur a week from
today, and one NAU student in particular is especially
anxious fo r the occasion.
On Sept. 29 the space shuttle Discovery is scheduled
to lift off, m aking it the first shuttle mission since the
Challenger disaster on Jan. 28, 1986.
Preston Feight, a fourth-year mechanical engineer­ing
student, discovered a new challenge last summer
when he became part o f the group behind the engineer­ing
of the shuttle.
As part o f the cooperative education program at the
College o f Engineering and Technology, Feight was a
member o f the crew that worked on the high- pressure
fuel turbo pum p fo r the shuttle’s main engine.
Feight said the turbo pum p engine, which was “ the
size o f a V-8 engine,” was located at the Rocketdyne
research and engineering firm in C anoga Park, Calif.
Feight said his main responsibility was problem
analysis and solutions of the high-pressure fuel pump,
working under the supervision of the m anager o f the
fuel-pum p development group.
He said the group that worked on testing the shuttle
engine would come back with a discrepancy in the
engine test, and want to know why. Feight said he and
his group were responsible for figuring out what was
wrong, and after finding a solution to the problem,
would then have to make an acceptable presentation
to NASA on their findings.
“ It was aw esom e,” he said. “ 1 learned a lot, and it
gave me something I can orient myself with towards
school. It helps me realize what my class knowledge can
be put tow ards -- it gives me direction in school.”
Feight said there was no danger involved in his job,
but that he “ worked all day in an air-conditioned
office.”
He said he worked around 55 hours a week --1 0
hours each weekday and five hours on Saturdays. He
said the only part he didn’t like was “ getting up every
morning at 6 o ’clock.” But he said he needed the money
fo r school and enjoyed working on the shuttle.
While many NAU students worked as waiters and
waitresses, cashiers, lifeguards and salespeople last sum­mer,
Feight held a prestigious job that not everyone can
get. But he is modest about his position.
“ Basically everyone gets a job in the engineering col­lege,
and I just started e a r ly /’ he said.
Feight said he is “ very excited” to see the shuttle take
o ff because “ it’s something I worked o n .”
“ I t’s a nationally prestigious thing,” he said. “ It’s
nice to see our space program going a gain.”
“ It’ll be interesting to see the analysis when it comes
back dow n,” he said. “ If som ething goes wrong, they
know w ho’s responsible.” But he said he is not wor­ried
about a failure.
Feight, who is also a member of Blue Key H onor
Fraternity, said he enjoys hunting and skiing in his spare
time.
In an announcem ent Friday, NASA said the
Discovery will lift o ff at 6:59 a.m . (Arizona time) next
Thursday and land at Edwards Air Force Base, C alif.,
at 7:55 a.m . on Oct. 3.
Because his summer job was part of the engineering
cooperative education program , Feight received one
credit hour for his work. Other students in the College
of Engineering and Technology also received credit for
their summer jobs.
Andrew Strebe, also a senior mechanical engineer­ing
m ajor, worked for Teledyne Systems, where he was
part of the design group for a simulated helicopter for
the U.S. Navy
“ Basically, it was a $7 million video game ... I was
proud to be serving my country and protecting it by
working on a defense system th a t'll protect our
m ilitary.”
Volunteer honored for service
By C athy D aniels
Special to The Lumberjack
For some people, helping others
is ju st a natural thing to do.
M elinda A ntal, a junior interna­tional
affairs m ajor at NAU, is one
of those people.
Because o f her devotion to len­ding
a hand to other people, A ntal
was named Student Volunteer o f the
Year last April because o f her p a r­ticipation
in Project Volunteer, a
service organization on cam pus.
- Susan Storer, director o f Project
Volunteer, said Antal was chosen by
all of the Project Volunteer agencies
as th e ir “ fa v o rite and best
volunteer.”
“ She has done a number of d if­ferent
things to enhance the com ­munity
through volunteer p ro ­gram
s,” Storer said.
A ntal, who im m igrated from
Rumania five years ago, said she
becam e involved w ith P roject
Volunteer tw o years ago when she
joined the International Associa­tio
n , a club for in tern atio n al
students at NAU. Antal is the ex­ecutive
secretary o f the club.
She said the club is closely involv­ed
with Project Volunteer, and that
each year the club helps terminally
ill people and their families at N or­thland
Hospice, an agency for the
care of the terminally ill.
“ Last year we made bows and
decorated their C hristm as trees,”
A ntal said. “ Each bow represented
all the people who donated money
to help the N orthland H ospice.”
She said the club also holds ra f­fles
throughout the school year to
raise money fo r Project Volunteer.
Antal said some o f the members
of the International Association also
volunteered their services last winter
when they participated in the two-day
Special Olympics events. Antal
said she was assigned to helping a
35-year-old native American man in
the cross-country skiing event.
“ I stayed with him the whole two
days, helping him with his cross­country
events, his practice sessions
and eating his m eals,” A ntal said.
Antal also finds time to volunteer
her services individually even w hen
she is away from school.
Last summer she donated her
time to help the American Cancer
Society. She said she volunteered her
office skills two hours each week do­ing
typing, computer work and mail
correspondence.
She and other members of the In­ternational
Association also helped
the American Cancer Society this
fall by volunteering their services at
a barbecue to raise money for the
society.
Storer said Antal is devoted and
dependable when it comes to help­ing
others.
“ She is dedicated to helping
others, even when I called and ask
her to wear a penguin suit at the
Cancer Society barbecue,” she said.
“ Whenever I need a volunteer, I call
some students who say maybe they
can help, but M elinda always says
she will try to find a way. She is real
diverse and comes through to help
when we need h er.”
Although Antal is a full-time stu­dent
and works 20 hours a week for
the Educational Support Program s,
she said volunteering has helped her
m anage her time better and does not
interfere with her school work.
“ It has helped me in my com ­munication
skills and my ability to
work with other people,” she said.
“ V olunteering may seem like
something one would want to shy
away from, but overall, the benefits
you get outweigh the negative
aspects.”
“ It's just basically that 1 love to
help people out - th a t’s all I really
want to d o .”
Antal spends about eight hours a
week volunteering for a variety of
service organizations in Flagstaff.
Last Saturday, she was one o f the
six judges for The Great American
Raft Race at Upper Lake Mary to
benefit Project Volunteer.
She said she w'as enthusiastic
about the race because about 60
spectators attended the first-time
event.
“ The race did not raise as much
money as we had hoped, but we had
a lot o f s u p p o rt from local
businesses,” Storer said.
“ 1 hope a lot more people will
participate next year as far as
building a raft and actually going
across the lake,” Antal said. “ 1 am
trying to get m ore students involv­ed
in Project V olunteer.”
N o t Forgotten ...
Members of Air Force ROTC
Detatchment 27 stand at at­tention
during ceremonies
for POW/MIA Recognition
Day Friday. The 10 a.m.
ceremony included repre­sentatives
for the mayor of
Flagstaff and President Eu­gene
Hughes. Four Air
Force T-38 jet fighters per­formed
a flyby at 10:10.
(Below) The flag in front of
the Engineering building
flies at half mast in honor of
those Americans still miss­ing
in Southeast Asia.
Nathan Nitzky/The Lumberjack
Student entrepreneurs build for bucks;
earn revenue in remodeling business
By K athy H unton
Special to The Lumberjack
M any college students have
d re am s of ow ning their own
business after they are out of school,
but few turn their dream into reali­ty
before they finish school.
David Daiss and Scott Lawrence
are two industrial supervision m a­jors
who have made that dream
come true. At ages 21 and 24 respec­tively,
Daiss and Lawrence are part­ners
in a company called Northland
Remodeling.
“ I’m tired of working for other
people and not coming out on to p ,”
Lawrence said.
The tw o entrepreneurs came up
with the idea of running their own
company last spring, and by August
they were in business. M cDonald’s,
Babbitt Brothers Real E su /e and
several Flagstaff residents are some
o f their custom ers. Daiss and
Law rence also build lofts fo r
residence hall rooms.
“ We saw a need for loft-building
on cam pus. Not everyone has the
ability or the tools to construct a loft
on their own,4 Daiss said.
N orthland Remodeling’s services
are advertised throughout cam pus.
They build the lofts at their off-campus
apartm ent and deliver them
to their customers in the residence
halls. The advantage of this service
is that the residence hall rooms stay
clean and the custom er does not
have a mess to clean up.
Daiss and Lawrence work well
together for different reasons. For
one thing, they know their business.
Together, they have about 20 years
of experience.
Daiss has worked in the construc­tion
business since he was 12 years
old. He has worked a variety o f jobs
and has been exposed to some elec­trical
wiring, drywall and plumbing
jobs. Lawrence has worked since he
was in his teens and has had ex­perience
in carpentry and various
commercial projects.
“ Owning your own business takes
a lot of self-discipline. The bottom
line is the custom er,” Daiss said.
“ You have to prioritize, which
sometimes means making personal
sacrifices you d on’t want to .”
Some o f these sacrifices include
pursuing their hobbies.
One of Daiss’ favorite things to
do is to fly airplanes. He has a solo
pilot student's license and would
someday like to fly his own private
plane. But this semester, he said he
doesn’t have the time to fly. He is
taking 15 credit hours of classes and
spends at least 20 hours a week on
the business and is a member o f the
NAU C onstruction Club.
Law rence is also a member of the
NAU Construction Club, and is tak­ing
17 credit hours of classes.
In the winter, both Daiss and
Law rence w ork for F a irfie ld
Snowbowl. They said it is a conve­nient
job for them because they both
love to ski.
Daiss and Lawrence also enjoy
outdoor activities. W hen they aren’t
working or going to school, they like
to fish or hunt, a favorite pasttime
for both of them.
The students also enjoy canoeing
and kayaking. O ther weekend a c ­tivities
include four-wheel driving
and shooting. Lawrence also likes to
spend time with his girlfriend.
The students agreed that their
love fo r the outdoors is one of the
reasons they chose to m ajor in in­dustrial
supervision with a m inor in
business. This way. they said they
wont be stuck working a 9 to 5 desk
job.
“ We both have this fear of
becoming a desk jockey,” Lawrence
said.
Scott Simpson/The Lumberjack
M embers of Phi Kappa Alpha fraternity paddle to a second place finish
during Saturday's Greal American Raft Race at Upper Lake Mary. The race
w as to benefit Project Volunteer.
Bar-hopping and mountain biking an alternative to drinking and driving
By Peter Zwagerm an
Special to The Lumberjack
Drinking and driving -- or rather, pedaling - took a new twist when NAU
students recently joined together to ride their bikes to local bars.
“ B ar-a-ram a” was introduced by Rick H uffington, a resident assistant
at The Ridge, as a new way to meet people, ride bikes and relax.
Huffington said the ride gave students a chance to meet people on a one
lo- one basis instead of meeting in the hallways o f the residence halls, where
contact is difficult and less personal.
“ This was a get-together to encourage social activity and involvement,
and we wanted a place that didn’t serve Kool-A id,” he said. “ We did not
encourage drunkenness, but felt that some people preferred not to drink
beer or w ine.”
Riders included NAU students on the 25 years and older floor o f The
Ridge. Students from other areas also joined in on the ride.
Bonnie Glass, an NAU graduate and rider in the group, said the event
gave the students on the 25 and older floor a chance to meet each other
on a more personal basis, and she thought the ride was a great idea to en­courage
social activities. She said people joined in the ride as the riders
proceeded to the different bars. ^
“ Everywhere we went, it seemed more and more people joined us, she
vaid.
H uffington said that because most riders were 25 or older, the group
was responsible.
‘‘We did not encounter any problems along the way, and it seemed to
be a great time for everyone,” he said. “ Everyone was responsible and
enjoyed the ride."
The first leg of the ride began at the Latin Q uarter at noon, and con­tinued
each hour until the group finished at Fiddlestix at 5 p.m.
” 1 arranged the ride so people could gauge themselves with the uphills,”
Huffington said. “ That way people could choose to ride a taxi if they felt
they had too much to drink.” None o f the riders needed a taxi, however,
he said.
Each bar the riders visited offered a different activity, from throwing
darts at the Latin Quarter to watching a football game at Sportsm an’s Bar.
The group went to the Latin Q uarter from noon to I p.m. and threw
darts. Next, the riders rode to the Mad Italian to eat lunch. At 2 p.m . they
left for Sportsm an’s Bar and watched college football. At 3 p.m. they rode
to C harly’s, where they played pool until 4 p.m. The group’s final stop
was at Fiddlestix for appetizers.
John Mensik, member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and a rider, said he joined
the ride after a friend told him about it. He said he encouraged bicycle
racks at the bars so people would not be inclined to drink and drive.
“ They can ride their bikes instead,” he said.
H uffington said that despite the rain, the event had a good turnout.
He said this was the first time Bar-a-rama was organized, and that he
would like to see it continue next semester.
One o f the things that attributed to the event is the popularity of m oun­tain
biking.
People are buying m ore bikes this year as compared to Iasi year, and
80 percent o f these sales are mountain bikes, said John Cadigan of the
Loose Spoke bicycle shop in Flagstaff.
Cadigan said that nearly 60 percent of his custom ers during the fall and
spring are NAU students.
The Loose Spoke offers a recreation club and a racing club for riders
interested in mountain bike riding, road racing or touring.
A nother shop in town that sells m ountain bikes is Cosmic Cycles.
“ Cosmic offers cyclists rides on Sunday mornings until the snow flies,”
said Cosmic Ray, author o f Fai Tires, Trails and Talcs: A Guide to Moun­tain
Bike Trails in the Flagstaff Area.
Kenneth Lane of Schwinn Bicycles in east Flagstaff organizes two m oun­tain
bike races each year. These rides aTe the Annual Dry Lake Hills Race,
held in August, and the A -l M ountain Bike Race held in June.
“ These races are increasing in popularity each year,’’ Lane said. “ Last
year we had 120 racers in the Dry Lake Race, and 92 in the A-l Race. The
registration has doubled in the last year.”
For more information regarding clubs, rides or maintenance w orkshops,
contact the local bicycle shops.

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THE
LUMBERJACK
Thursday, September 22,1988 F ea tu r e Page B1
Student makes ‘Discovery’ By W endy L udew ig
The Lumberjack
An im portant national evenl will occur a week from
today, and one NAU student in particular is especially
anxious fo r the occasion.
On Sept. 29 the space shuttle Discovery is scheduled
to lift off, m aking it the first shuttle mission since the
Challenger disaster on Jan. 28, 1986.
Preston Feight, a fourth-year mechanical engineer­ing
student, discovered a new challenge last summer
when he became part o f the group behind the engineer­ing
of the shuttle.
As part o f the cooperative education program at the
College o f Engineering and Technology, Feight was a
member o f the crew that worked on the high- pressure
fuel turbo pum p fo r the shuttle’s main engine.
Feight said the turbo pum p engine, which was “ the
size o f a V-8 engine,” was located at the Rocketdyne
research and engineering firm in C anoga Park, Calif.
Feight said his main responsibility was problem
analysis and solutions of the high-pressure fuel pump,
working under the supervision of the m anager o f the
fuel-pum p development group.
He said the group that worked on testing the shuttle
engine would come back with a discrepancy in the
engine test, and want to know why. Feight said he and
his group were responsible for figuring out what was
wrong, and after finding a solution to the problem,
would then have to make an acceptable presentation
to NASA on their findings.
“ It was aw esom e,” he said. “ 1 learned a lot, and it
gave me something I can orient myself with towards
school. It helps me realize what my class knowledge can
be put tow ards -- it gives me direction in school.”
Feight said there was no danger involved in his job,
but that he “ worked all day in an air-conditioned
office.”
He said he worked around 55 hours a week --1 0
hours each weekday and five hours on Saturdays. He
said the only part he didn’t like was “ getting up every
morning at 6 o ’clock.” But he said he needed the money
fo r school and enjoyed working on the shuttle.
While many NAU students worked as waiters and
waitresses, cashiers, lifeguards and salespeople last sum­mer,
Feight held a prestigious job that not everyone can
get. But he is modest about his position.
“ Basically everyone gets a job in the engineering col­lege,
and I just started e a r ly /’ he said.
Feight said he is “ very excited” to see the shuttle take
o ff because “ it’s something I worked o n .”
“ I t’s a nationally prestigious thing,” he said. “ It’s
nice to see our space program going a gain.”
“ It’ll be interesting to see the analysis when it comes
back dow n,” he said. “ If som ething goes wrong, they
know w ho’s responsible.” But he said he is not wor­ried
about a failure.
Feight, who is also a member of Blue Key H onor
Fraternity, said he enjoys hunting and skiing in his spare
time.
In an announcem ent Friday, NASA said the
Discovery will lift o ff at 6:59 a.m . (Arizona time) next
Thursday and land at Edwards Air Force Base, C alif.,
at 7:55 a.m . on Oct. 3.
Because his summer job was part of the engineering
cooperative education program , Feight received one
credit hour for his work. Other students in the College
of Engineering and Technology also received credit for
their summer jobs.
Andrew Strebe, also a senior mechanical engineer­ing
m ajor, worked for Teledyne Systems, where he was
part of the design group for a simulated helicopter for
the U.S. Navy
“ Basically, it was a $7 million video game ... I was
proud to be serving my country and protecting it by
working on a defense system th a t'll protect our
m ilitary.”
Volunteer honored for service
By C athy D aniels
Special to The Lumberjack
For some people, helping others
is ju st a natural thing to do.
M elinda A ntal, a junior interna­tional
affairs m ajor at NAU, is one
of those people.
Because o f her devotion to len­ding
a hand to other people, A ntal
was named Student Volunteer o f the
Year last April because o f her p a r­ticipation
in Project Volunteer, a
service organization on cam pus.
- Susan Storer, director o f Project
Volunteer, said Antal was chosen by
all of the Project Volunteer agencies
as th e ir “ fa v o rite and best
volunteer.”
“ She has done a number of d if­ferent
things to enhance the com ­munity
through volunteer p ro ­gram
s,” Storer said.
A ntal, who im m igrated from
Rumania five years ago, said she
becam e involved w ith P roject
Volunteer tw o years ago when she
joined the International Associa­tio
n , a club for in tern atio n al
students at NAU. Antal is the ex­ecutive
secretary o f the club.
She said the club is closely involv­ed
with Project Volunteer, and that
each year the club helps terminally
ill people and their families at N or­thland
Hospice, an agency for the
care of the terminally ill.
“ Last year we made bows and
decorated their C hristm as trees,”
A ntal said. “ Each bow represented
all the people who donated money
to help the N orthland H ospice.”
She said the club also holds ra f­fles
throughout the school year to
raise money fo r Project Volunteer.
Antal said some o f the members
of the International Association also
volunteered their services last winter
when they participated in the two-day
Special Olympics events. Antal
said she was assigned to helping a
35-year-old native American man in
the cross-country skiing event.
“ I stayed with him the whole two
days, helping him with his cross­country
events, his practice sessions
and eating his m eals,” A ntal said.
Antal also finds time to volunteer
her services individually even w hen
she is away from school.
Last summer she donated her
time to help the American Cancer
Society. She said she volunteered her
office skills two hours each week do­ing
typing, computer work and mail
correspondence.
She and other members of the In­ternational
Association also helped
the American Cancer Society this
fall by volunteering their services at
a barbecue to raise money for the
society.
Storer said Antal is devoted and
dependable when it comes to help­ing
others.
“ She is dedicated to helping
others, even when I called and ask
her to wear a penguin suit at the
Cancer Society barbecue,” she said.
“ Whenever I need a volunteer, I call
some students who say maybe they
can help, but M elinda always says
she will try to find a way. She is real
diverse and comes through to help
when we need h er.”
Although Antal is a full-time stu­dent
and works 20 hours a week for
the Educational Support Program s,
she said volunteering has helped her
m anage her time better and does not
interfere with her school work.
“ It has helped me in my com ­munication
skills and my ability to
work with other people,” she said.
“ V olunteering may seem like
something one would want to shy
away from, but overall, the benefits
you get outweigh the negative
aspects.”
“ It's just basically that 1 love to
help people out - th a t’s all I really
want to d o .”
Antal spends about eight hours a
week volunteering for a variety of
service organizations in Flagstaff.
Last Saturday, she was one o f the
six judges for The Great American
Raft Race at Upper Lake Mary to
benefit Project Volunteer.
She said she w'as enthusiastic
about the race because about 60
spectators attended the first-time
event.
“ The race did not raise as much
money as we had hoped, but we had
a lot o f s u p p o rt from local
businesses,” Storer said.
“ 1 hope a lot more people will
participate next year as far as
building a raft and actually going
across the lake,” Antal said. “ 1 am
trying to get m ore students involv­ed
in Project V olunteer.”
N o t Forgotten ...
Members of Air Force ROTC
Detatchment 27 stand at at­tention
during ceremonies
for POW/MIA Recognition
Day Friday. The 10 a.m.
ceremony included repre­sentatives
for the mayor of
Flagstaff and President Eu­gene
Hughes. Four Air
Force T-38 jet fighters per­formed
a flyby at 10:10.
(Below) The flag in front of
the Engineering building
flies at half mast in honor of
those Americans still miss­ing
in Southeast Asia.
Nathan Nitzky/The Lumberjack
Student entrepreneurs build for bucks;
earn revenue in remodeling business
By K athy H unton
Special to The Lumberjack
M any college students have
d re am s of ow ning their own
business after they are out of school,
but few turn their dream into reali­ty
before they finish school.
David Daiss and Scott Lawrence
are two industrial supervision m a­jors
who have made that dream
come true. At ages 21 and 24 respec­tively,
Daiss and Lawrence are part­ners
in a company called Northland
Remodeling.
“ I’m tired of working for other
people and not coming out on to p ,”
Lawrence said.
The tw o entrepreneurs came up
with the idea of running their own
company last spring, and by August
they were in business. M cDonald’s,
Babbitt Brothers Real E su /e and
several Flagstaff residents are some
o f their custom ers. Daiss and
Law rence also build lofts fo r
residence hall rooms.
“ We saw a need for loft-building
on cam pus. Not everyone has the
ability or the tools to construct a loft
on their own,4 Daiss said.
N orthland Remodeling’s services
are advertised throughout cam pus.
They build the lofts at their off-campus
apartm ent and deliver them
to their customers in the residence
halls. The advantage of this service
is that the residence hall rooms stay
clean and the custom er does not
have a mess to clean up.
Daiss and Lawrence work well
together for different reasons. For
one thing, they know their business.
Together, they have about 20 years
of experience.
Daiss has worked in the construc­tion
business since he was 12 years
old. He has worked a variety o f jobs
and has been exposed to some elec­trical
wiring, drywall and plumbing
jobs. Lawrence has worked since he
was in his teens and has had ex­perience
in carpentry and various
commercial projects.
“ Owning your own business takes
a lot of self-discipline. The bottom
line is the custom er,” Daiss said.
“ You have to prioritize, which
sometimes means making personal
sacrifices you d on’t want to .”
Some o f these sacrifices include
pursuing their hobbies.
One of Daiss’ favorite things to
do is to fly airplanes. He has a solo
pilot student's license and would
someday like to fly his own private
plane. But this semester, he said he
doesn’t have the time to fly. He is
taking 15 credit hours of classes and
spends at least 20 hours a week on
the business and is a member o f the
NAU C onstruction Club.
Law rence is also a member of the
NAU Construction Club, and is tak­ing
17 credit hours of classes.
In the winter, both Daiss and
Law rence w ork for F a irfie ld
Snowbowl. They said it is a conve­nient
job for them because they both
love to ski.
Daiss and Lawrence also enjoy
outdoor activities. W hen they aren’t
working or going to school, they like
to fish or hunt, a favorite pasttime
for both of them.
The students also enjoy canoeing
and kayaking. O ther weekend a c ­tivities
include four-wheel driving
and shooting. Lawrence also likes to
spend time with his girlfriend.
The students agreed that their
love fo r the outdoors is one of the
reasons they chose to m ajor in in­dustrial
supervision with a m inor in
business. This way. they said they
wont be stuck working a 9 to 5 desk
job.
“ We both have this fear of
becoming a desk jockey,” Lawrence
said.
Scott Simpson/The Lumberjack
M embers of Phi Kappa Alpha fraternity paddle to a second place finish
during Saturday's Greal American Raft Race at Upper Lake Mary. The race
w as to benefit Project Volunteer.
Bar-hopping and mountain biking an alternative to drinking and driving
By Peter Zwagerm an
Special to The Lumberjack
Drinking and driving -- or rather, pedaling - took a new twist when NAU
students recently joined together to ride their bikes to local bars.
“ B ar-a-ram a” was introduced by Rick H uffington, a resident assistant
at The Ridge, as a new way to meet people, ride bikes and relax.
Huffington said the ride gave students a chance to meet people on a one
lo- one basis instead of meeting in the hallways o f the residence halls, where
contact is difficult and less personal.
“ This was a get-together to encourage social activity and involvement,
and we wanted a place that didn’t serve Kool-A id,” he said. “ We did not
encourage drunkenness, but felt that some people preferred not to drink
beer or w ine.”
Riders included NAU students on the 25 years and older floor o f The
Ridge. Students from other areas also joined in on the ride.
Bonnie Glass, an NAU graduate and rider in the group, said the event
gave the students on the 25 and older floor a chance to meet each other
on a more personal basis, and she thought the ride was a great idea to en­courage
social activities. She said people joined in the ride as the riders
proceeded to the different bars. ^
“ Everywhere we went, it seemed more and more people joined us, she
vaid.
H uffington said that because most riders were 25 or older, the group
was responsible.
‘‘We did not encounter any problems along the way, and it seemed to
be a great time for everyone,” he said. “ Everyone was responsible and
enjoyed the ride."
The first leg of the ride began at the Latin Q uarter at noon, and con­tinued
each hour until the group finished at Fiddlestix at 5 p.m.
” 1 arranged the ride so people could gauge themselves with the uphills,”
Huffington said. “ That way people could choose to ride a taxi if they felt
they had too much to drink.” None o f the riders needed a taxi, however,
he said.
Each bar the riders visited offered a different activity, from throwing
darts at the Latin Quarter to watching a football game at Sportsm an’s Bar.
The group went to the Latin Q uarter from noon to I p.m. and threw
darts. Next, the riders rode to the Mad Italian to eat lunch. At 2 p.m . they
left for Sportsm an’s Bar and watched college football. At 3 p.m. they rode
to C harly’s, where they played pool until 4 p.m. The group’s final stop
was at Fiddlestix for appetizers.
John Mensik, member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and a rider, said he joined
the ride after a friend told him about it. He said he encouraged bicycle
racks at the bars so people would not be inclined to drink and drive.
“ They can ride their bikes instead,” he said.
H uffington said that despite the rain, the event had a good turnout.
He said this was the first time Bar-a-rama was organized, and that he
would like to see it continue next semester.
One o f the things that attributed to the event is the popularity of m oun­tain
biking.
People are buying m ore bikes this year as compared to Iasi year, and
80 percent o f these sales are mountain bikes, said John Cadigan of the
Loose Spoke bicycle shop in Flagstaff.
Cadigan said that nearly 60 percent of his custom ers during the fall and
spring are NAU students.
The Loose Spoke offers a recreation club and a racing club for riders
interested in mountain bike riding, road racing or touring.
A nother shop in town that sells m ountain bikes is Cosmic Cycles.
“ Cosmic offers cyclists rides on Sunday mornings until the snow flies,”
said Cosmic Ray, author o f Fai Tires, Trails and Talcs: A Guide to Moun­tain
Bike Trails in the Flagstaff Area.
Kenneth Lane of Schwinn Bicycles in east Flagstaff organizes two m oun­tain
bike races each year. These rides aTe the Annual Dry Lake Hills Race,
held in August, and the A -l M ountain Bike Race held in June.
“ These races are increasing in popularity each year,’’ Lane said. “ Last
year we had 120 racers in the Dry Lake Race, and 92 in the A-l Race. The
registration has doubled in the last year.”
For more information regarding clubs, rides or maintenance w orkshops,
contact the local bicycle shops.